Download or read book Daddy s Gone to War written by William M. Tuttle Jr. and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-09-16 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking out a second-story window of her family's quarters at the Pearl Harbor naval base on December 7, 1941, eleven-year-old Jackie Smith could see not only the Rising Sun insignias on the wings of attacking Japanese bombers, but the faces of the pilots inside. Most American children on the home front during the Second World War saw the enemy only in newsreels and the pages of Life Magazine, but from Pearl Harbor on, "the war"--with its blackouts, air raids, and government rationing--became a dramatic presence in all of their lives. Thirty million Americans relocated, 3,700,000 homemakers entered the labor force, sparking a national debate over working mothers and latchkey children, and millions of enlisted fathers and older brothers suddenly disappeared overseas or to far-off army bases. By the end of the war, 180,000 American children had lost their fathers. In "Daddy's Gone to War", William M. Tuttle, Jr., offers a fascinating and often poignant exploration of wartime America, and one of generation's odyssey from childhood to middle age. The voices of the home front children are vividly present in excerpts from the 2,500 letters Tuttle solicited from men and women across the country who are now in their fifties and sixties. From scrap-collection drives and Saturday matinees to the atomic bomb and V-J Day, here is the Second World War through the eyes of America's children. Women relive the frustration of always having to play nurses in neighborhood war games, and men remember being both afraid and eager to grow up and go to war themselves. (Not all were willing to wait. Tuttle tells of one twelve year old boy who strode into an Arizona recruiting office and declared, "I don't need my mother's consent...I'm a midget.") Former home front children recall as though it were yesterday the pain of saying good-bye, perhaps forever, to an enlisting father posted overseas and the sometimes equally unsettling experience of a long-absent father's return. A pioneering effort to reinvent the way we look at history and childhood, "Daddy's Gone to War" views the experiences of ordinary children through the lens of developmental psychology. Tuttle argues that the Second World War left an indelible imprint on the dreams and nightmares of an American generation, not only in childhood, but in adulthood as well. Drawing on his wide-ranging research, he makes the case that America's wartime belief in democracy and its rightful leadership of the Free World, as well as its assumptions about marriage and the family and the need to get ahead, remained largely unchallenged until the tumultuous years of the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam and Watergate. As the hopes and expectations of the home front children changed, so did their country's. In telling the story of a generation, Tuttle provides a vital missing piece of American cultural history.

Download or read book Gone Daddy Gone written by Cheryl Bradshaw and published by Pixie Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA Today Bestselling Book. "An amazing book that kept me on the edge of my seat." Addicted to Books, Amazon Top Contributor A single moment is about to change Sloane Monroe's life forever. On an early winter morning, college student Shelby McCoy walks the quiet, snowy path back home. A tree branch snaps in the distance. Then another. A man is there with her, following close behind, whispering her name. She looks back, sees him gaining on her, and runs. Who is this man, and why is he carrying a gun? If you love a great mystery with a surprising twist, you'll enjoy Gone Daddy Gone, a New York Times bestselling series. Praise for Gone Daddy Gone: "The best in the Sloane Monroe series to date! Bradshaw grabs your attention in the first paragraph and takes you on a roller coaster that keeps you intrigued until the last paragraph." Sharyn Bradford Lunn, bestselling author of the Southern Skyes series "You won't put it down for long before you pick it back up again." Warren A. Lewis, Amazon Top Contributor "A heart-wrenching, great story that's very hard to put down." Thomas, Amazon Vine Voice "I hadn't read more than three or four pages before I realized I wanted to read the entire series, so I did just that." Robin L. Taylor, Amazon Top Contributor "Bradshaw does what she does best. She takes the reader on an incredible journey that's emotional, suspenseful, and thrilling at the same time." L. Smith, Amazon Top Contributor

Download or read book Long Gone Daddy written by Helen Hemphill and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first time fourteen-year-old Harlan Q met his grandfather, he was laid up on a porcelain prep table at the local funeral home with a grin on his face—like he was getting the last laugh. His will leaves a chunk of money and a Cadillac convertible. The catch? His body must be buried in Las Vegas. With little money, Harlan Q convinces his Bible-thumping father to load the corpse in the back of their station wagon and take the road-trip to honor his grandfather's wishes. Along the way they pick up Warrior, a Hollywood-bound, Zen-minded actor-in-training. He surprisingly helps Harlan begin to understand his thoughts and life—separate from the thinking of his father—during a covert stop at his late grandfather's bar, Long Gone Daddy's.

Download or read book Where Has Daddy Gone written by Trudy Osman and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy experiences the anger and sorrow involved in seeing his parents get divorced, but he comes to realize that they both still love him.

Download or read book Daddy s Gone A Hunting written by Mary Higgins Clark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah Connelly, a twenty-eight-year old designer and rising star in the fashion world, is plunged into a web of horror and grief when she learns that Connelly Fine Reproductions, the family-owned furniture business founded by her grandfather, has been levelled by an explosion in the middle of the night. Everything has been destroyed - the warehouse, the showrooms, and the mansion where priceless antiques have been on permanent display. Worse, to escape the flames, Hannah's older sister, Kate, had jumped from a window and is now hospitalized in a medically induced coma, suffering from life-threatening injuries. The fire marshal on the scene is openly suspicious that someone, maybe even Kate, intentionally planned the explosion. Agonized with worry, Hannah can't understand why Kate would be in the warehouse at that hour of the night. What Hannah does not know is that Kate is most at risk from the people who have access to her in the hospital room. One of them is determined not to let her regain consciousness. That person is out to thwart Hannah, too, as she pursues her quest for the truth.

Download or read book My Daddy s Going Away written by Christopher MacGregor and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Lieutenant Colonel Christopher MacGregor and based on his own experiences of going away from home, this comforting, wise book helps to explain why parents sometimes have to go away and shows ways to help children cope. My Daddy's Going Away is brilliantly realized, heartwarming story illustrated by rising star Emma Yarlett. With a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales and in support of Combat Stress.

Download or read book My Daddy s Gone written by Robyn Clarke and published by Chromatikids LLC. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children who grow up without fathers have long been the public subject of pity, scorn and derision due to factors beyond their control. Similarly, single mothers are often demonized or lumped into a monolithic group that rarely takes into account the individual circumstances that led to their single parent status. It's true that in a perfect world, all children would be born to a mother and father who are bound together for life; and who both make meeting their children's needs a central relationship goal. But we don't live in a perfect world. As such, this book serves a few purposes. First, it is for those children who, for one reason or another, do not live with both parents under one roof; namely, their fathers. Second, this book is also for those mothers who choose to take on the full responsibility to raise these precious young souls WITHOUT badmouthing the father who has chosen not to be in their child's life. This book helps those moms who struggle to provide an honest and child-affirming answer to the question most of these children eventually ask: "Where's my daddy?" Thirdly, this book is particularly directed to mothers and children in households of faith, who believe in the concept of God as the loving Father of humanity.

Download or read book Where Has My Daddy Gone written by Nils Ekstrom and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you been falsely accused by your ex to keep you from seeing your kids? I have been there. As a proud dad of a young daughter, it came as a shock to me when-upon my divorce-my wife accused me of being an abuser: physically, mentally, emotionally, and, yes, sexually. These allegations were completely false, but it didn't matter. The damage was done. I was faced with two choices: fight the UK court system, a system notoriously biased against fathers, or risk losing contact with my daughter forever. I decided to fight, and this is my story. In my book, you will discover: * How and why I was kept from my daughter for three years and 10 months. * How common false allegations are and how they destroy paternal relationships. * My story detailing how I went about this fight. * Advice on what will happen and what to do to cover yourself.It is my mission to call for a change in the biased UK court system. It is unacceptable that I spent nearly four years battling to see my daughter on nothing but hearsay from my disgruntled ex-wife. The court supported her deluded emotional abuse of my daughter.During that time, I spent thousands of pounds and devoted all of my time to this mission. Change needs to happen to stop emotional abuse. Children need both parents.

Download or read book When Daddy s Gone written by Jamilah Stanfield and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Night Dad Went to Jail written by Melissa Higgins and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2023 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When someone you love goes to jail, you might feel lost, scared, and even mad. What do you do? No matter who your loved one is, this story can help you through the tough times.

Download or read book Gone Daddy Gone written by Cheryl Bradshaw and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw: A single moment is about to change Sloane Monroe's life forever ... On an early winter morning, college student Shelby McCoy walks the quiet, snowy path back home. A tree branch snaps in the distance. Then another. A man is there with her, following close behind, whispering her name. She looks back, sees him gaining on her, and runs. Who is this man, and why is he carrying a gun?

Download or read book Missing Daddy written by Mariame Kaba and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book is a crucial tool for parents, educators, and anyone who cares about the well-being of children who, through no fault of their own, are forced to bear the consequences of our country’s obsession with incarceration. For children who desperately miss their parents, feel confused, or are teased at school, this book can go a long way in letting them know that they are not alone and in normalizing their experiences.” —Eve L. Ewing A little girl who misses her father because he's away in prison shares how his absence affects different parts of her life. Her greatest excitement is the days when she gets to visit her beloved father. With gorgeous illustrations throughout, this book illuminates the heartaches of dealing with missing a parent and shows that a little girl's love can overcome her father's incarceration. Mariame Kaba is an educator and organizer based in New York City. She has been active in anti-criminalization and anti-violence movements for the past thirty years. bria royal is a multidiscipliinary artist based in Chicago.

Download or read book Calling Dr Laura written by Nicole J. Georges and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: @Calling Dr Laura tells the story of what happens to you when you are raised in a family of secrets, and what happens to your brain (and heart) when you learn the truth from an unlikely source [iteur].

Download or read book They Got Daddy written by Sharon Tubbs and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An unforgettable journey through racism and faith across the generations. January 15, 1959-a day that changed one family forever. White supremacists kidnapped and severely beat rural Alabama preacher Israel Page, nearly killing him because he had sued a White townsman for injuries suffered in a car crash. After "they" "got Daddy," Israel Page's children began leaving the Jim Crow South, the event leaving an indelible mark on the family and its future. Decades later, the events of that day fueled journalist Sharon Tubbs's epic quest to learn who had "gotten" her mother's daddy and why. They Got Daddy follows Tubbs on her moving journey from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to the back roads and rural churches of Alabama. A powerful revelation of the sustaining and redemptive power of faith and unflinching testimony to the deeply embedded effects of racism across the generations, it demonstrates how the search for the truth can offer a chance at true healing"--

Download or read book Bad Girl Gone written by Temple Mathews and published by A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recently deceased girl must solve her own murder in order to escape purgatory in Bad Girl Gone by Temple Mathews. Sixteen year-old Echo Stone awakens in a cold sweat in a dark room, having no idea where she is or how she got there. But she soon finds out she’s in Middle House, an orphanage filled with mysteriously troubled kids. There’s just one problem: she’s not an orphan. Her parents are very much alive. She explains this to everyone, but no one will listen. After befriending a sympathetic (and handsome) boy, Echo is able to escape Middle House and rush home, only to discover it sealed off by crime scene tape and covered in the evidence of a terrible and violent crime. As Echo grapples with this world-shattering information, she spots her parents driving by and rushes to flag them down. Standing in the middle of street, waving her arms to get their attention, her parents’ car drives right through her. She was right. Her parents are alive—but she’s not. She’s a ghost, just like all the other denizens of Middle House. Desperate to somehow get her life back and reconnect with her still-alive boyfriend, Echo embarks on a quest to solve her own murder. As the list of suspects grows, the quest evolves into a journey of self-discovery in which she learns she wasn’t quite the girl she thought she was. In a twist of fate, she’s presented with one last chance to reclaim her life and must make a decision which will either haunt her or bless her forever.

Download or read book Gone Fishing With Daddy written by Lisa Bowen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eli can't wait to go fishing with his father. So he is in a hurry to do everything and set off for the river. When they get there, his father teaches him how to put a worm on the hook and to throw the line into the water and wait. Eli is so excited when he catches a fish, but in his haste, the slippery fish gets away. But in the end, this does not matter so much to him as being with his father whom he loves so much.

Download or read book Gone Fishing written by Tamera Will Wissinger and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are invited to join nine-year-old Catfish Sam as he captures a day of adventure in his netNand in verseNin this unique novel told through poems and comic illustrations.